Omar Ibrahim, 25, appears in court in Jersey City yesterday, Aug. 2, 2016, on charges he pushed over a $1,500 statue of the Virgin Mary outside a Jersey City church, causing it to break.

The incident allegedly took place outside Our Lady of Victories Church on Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City.

JERSEY CITY -- A 25-year-old Jersey City man is accused of pushing over a Virgin Mary statue outside Our Lady of Victories Church at Kennedy Boulevard and Ege Avenue.

Omar J. Ibrahim, of Fairview Avenue, is charged with desecration of a venerated object and criminal mischief for allegedly pushing the statue over and breaking it on July 18, the criminal complaint states.

Probable cause for the charge is identification of Ibrahim from security video, according to the court document.

Ibrahim has nine prior arrests, five disorderly persons convictions and a criminal conviction for unlawful possession of a weapon, according to a court official, who added that his last arrest was in June. That charge, however, was downgraded and remanded to municipal court.

Ibrahim was arrested last week, and his bail was set at $10,000 with a 10 percent cash option when he made his first appearance on the charge Tuesday in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.

The incident happened just after 12:50 p.m., according to a police report.